Buzz Aldrin leaving New Zealand hospital after being medically evacuated

Aldrin’s manager tweeted “Bye bye New Zealand!'

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Updated: 10:26 AM EST Dec 9, 2016

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is reportedly leaving a New Zealand hospital after being medically evacuated from the South Pole.
Aldrin’s manager and mission control director tweeted “Bye bye New Zealand! Hope to see you again! (But next time for vacation and not evacuation).”
Aldrin, 86, was transported to New Zealand from the South Pole, according to the National Science Foundation.
Bye bye New Zealand! Hope to see you again! (But next time for vacation and not evacuation) pic.twitter.com/MYRFAchFmF— Christina Korp (@Buzzs_xtina) December 9, 2016
Earlier in the week, Aldrin tweeted about his doctor, who happened to be named David Bowie.
According to CNN, Aldrin was in the South Pole as part of a tourist group heading to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station through White Desert. Initially, the trip was expected to last through December 12.
Aldrin was reportedly transported and found to have fluid in his lungs, reported CNN, but responded well to treatments.
The evacuation was a “precautionary measure” decided on by a White Desert doctor and the US Antarctic Program doctor.

Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is reportedly leaving a New Zealand hospital after being medically evacuated from the South Pole.

Aldrin’s manager and mission control director tweeted “Bye bye New Zealand! Hope to see you again! (But next time for vacation and not evacuation).”

Earlier in the week, Aldrin tweeted about his doctor, who happened to be named David Bowie.

According to CNN, Aldrin was in the South Pole as part of a tourist group heading to the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station through White Desert. Initially, the trip was expected to last through December 12.

Aldrin was reportedly transported and found to have fluid in his lungs, reported CNN, but responded well to treatments.

The evacuation was a “precautionary measure” decided on by a White Desert doctor and the US Antarctic Program doctor.